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Public Preparatory Network

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Public Preparatory Network Reviews

2.7

39% would recommend to a friend

(131 total reviews)

Janelle Bradshaw

37% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Public Preparatory Network has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 131 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Public Preparatory Network employee rating is 28% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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131 reviews
1.0
11 Jan 2018

LOL you’ve got to be kidding me

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Pros

SOME of the people. The use of the FSA card is very helpful because you don’t pay for doctor visits.

Cons

Everything. Please. PLEASE notice how the last four good reviews were all done in one day. They are not real. This charter school is a disaster. They will literally go on here and write fake reviews in an attempt to bring the rating up because people have started to notice. The truth is the CEO and Superintendent are horrible leaders. Changes keep happening and no one is getting informed. The turnover is insane. The Superintendent got fired from her last job. Favoritism is evident. No one really cares. The Board is filled with a bunch of clueless rich folks who let the network run wild. People get fired without notice. Everyone should be scared to keep a job. I would NOT accept a job here unless you’re desperate. And then you’ll be Miserable and eventually leave too. Save yourself the trouble and take the REAL reviews seriously. Also, whoever is responding back to the reviews is a joke. Clearly people are scared to lose their jobs if they speak up because you will be a target and the person is saying to reach out to the network and HR. NO ONE trusts The network why would we do that? There’s no saving this place. You were warned.

2.0
13 Apr 2018
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Pros

I had to think long and hard to find something positive to say, but the girls at the school can be really sweet. It’s sad to think of the education they are getting at PPN and how the “leaders” don’t care about them or the staff.

Cons

Where do I begin : There were several red flags (more than half of the staff at the school is new). The curriculum is not designed and sufficient enough to meet the needs of all of the students. The students pretty much run the school as administrators turn an eye to their reckless and out of control behaviors. The school is not designed or prepared to handle the troubled students and we are pretty much setting them up for failure. The communication among staff is poor and there’s plenty of finger pointing and projecting of the blame. I could go on but I anticipate another mass exodus at the end (if not before) of the year.

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Public Preparatory Network Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience. We apologize that your experience was not positive and hope that it has improved. We are inspired by the growth that we are seeing in our students and understand the importance of creating stronger, more comprehensive supports for all employees. We are excited to share (and hope you have experienced) that the schedules are shifting to create more flexibility of collaborative meeting time for teachers and structures for communication are clearer. We hope you shared some of this feedback with your school's leadership team and will continue to do so. If you chose not to return for the 2018-2019 school year, we wish you well in your future endeavors.
1.0
1 May 2018

Just Awful

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Pros

The kids and coworkers and a few leaders.

Cons

Long hours especially for the kids and no appreciation for teachers hard work Co teacher model but I saw a co worker teaching alone once her co teacher was fired for the whole year observations were like you had two scholars who were off task as if that was horrible, especially if every other scholar was listening. most of the leadership left before the year was out hardly any staff that ended the school year came back the following Lack of support Lack of good coaching This place wants you work miracles with children that have needs that cant be met within the classroom We never even had a 2nd grade team leader the entire year I literally had no coach for 6 months. then the principal had to do it along with everything else. This wasn't a good experience AT ALL!!!!! I would never want to send my sons to this school! RUN FAR AWAY!!!!

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Public Preparatory Network Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback about your experience at Boys Prep. We appreciate your service to the organization and apologize that your time with us left a negative impression. We are excited to have a new leadership team at Boys Prep as we kick off the 2018-2019 school year and hope that the campus will experience a smoother school year with the opening of the new building. We're looking forward to monitoring the progress of Boys Prep and all of our schools as the school year progresses. Wishing you well!
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